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Archive · closed11th FICMA — Artificial Intelligence Projects 2026
A dedicated AI-project category within FICMA's wider digital-film programme. This call is closed; the organiser's announced 19–28 November screenings were still in the future when these sources were reviewed.
Deadline31 July 2026, 23:59 Mexico City time — closed
FeeEarly $9/$7; later $12/$10 (Standard/Gold). Currency unconfirmed.
EligibilityThe edition's rules welcome directors, producers, collectives and distributors worldwide, with no age limit. Films must have been made in 2024–2026.
Key restrictionNo clear premiere restriction was found in the rules reviewed. This does not establish that any previous public release would be acceptable.
| Edition | 11th edition — closed 2026 call |
|---|---|
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Deadline | 31 July 2026, 23:59 Mexico City time — closed |
| Fee | AI category: early Standard $9 / Gold $7; regular, late and extended Standard $12 / Gold $10. The page does not identify the currency code; do not assume USD or MXN. Checkout extras were not verified. |
| Eligibility | The edition's rules welcome directors, producers, collectives and distributors worldwide, with no age limit. Films must have been made in 2024–2026. |
| Runtime / category | 1–30 minutes, including credits, for the AI-project category. |
| AI policy | A dedicated Artificial Intelligence Projects category accepts AI filmmaking. Declare the equipment, software and creative media used, and retain production-process evidence. No fixed AI percentage was found in the rules reviewed. |
| Premiere / public release | No clear premiere restriction was found in the rules reviewed. This does not establish that any previous public release would be acceptable. |
| Disclosure | Describe the equipment, software and creative media used. Keep evidence of the production process available if requested; the rules reviewed do not set a standard AI-percentage threshold. |
| Rights / licence | Entrants must clear all rights. Selected films may screen in person and online without a screening fee. Promotion may use a trailer or excerpts totalling up to 10% of the film. Selected work enters a cultural-distribution collection; a licence end date was not established. |
| Source review | Partial source review 2026-10-24; full verification incomplete |
Fee breakdown by category and stage
Eight displayed AI-category prices were checked. The currency code, checkout extras and refund policy remain unconfirmed.
| AI projects — Standard · Early | 9 (currency unconfirmed) |
|---|---|
| AI projects — Gold members · Early | 7 (currency unconfirmed) |
| AI projects — Standard · Regular | 12 (currency unconfirmed) |
| AI projects — Gold members · Regular | 10 (currency unconfirmed) |
| AI projects — Standard · Late | 12 (currency unconfirmed) |
| AI projects — Gold members · Late | 10 (currency unconfirmed) |
| AI projects — Standard · Extended | 12 (currency unconfirmed) |
| AI projects — Gold members · Extended | 10 (currency unconfirmed) |
- These amounts apply only to Artificial Intelligence Projects, not to the festival's other categories.
Other costs
- Platform charges, taxes and the cost of Gold membership were not verified.
Refunds: The rules reviewed do not establish an entry-fee refund policy.
What to prepare
- Spanish subtitles are required; the rules also cover films whose original dialogue is Spanish.
- Submit the final cut. Technical information, stills, a director photograph and a poster are needed at the next stage.
- The organiser specifies FilmFreeway or Festhome. The call has closed; a surviving submission link does not reopen it.
- Once selection has been announced, a selected film cannot be withdrawn. The announced event dates are 19–28 November 2026; actual delivery of the event was not independently verified.
Source review and remaining questions
Partial source review 2026-10-24; full verification incomplete.
The official call and its linked FilmFreeway rules, dates and AI-category prices were read. This is a partial source review, not complete rule verification. No application or checkout was completed; the linked PDF could not be read.
- Currency code, checkout extras and refunds.
- Premiere restrictions and the cultural collection's licence end date.
- The PDF could not be read. The announced November event had not yet occurred when these sources were checked.
Official sources
This is an English summary, not the official rules. The organiser’s latest rules and written answers prevail. Inclusion is not an endorsement or a guarantee of selection.